G7 welcomes the accord while pressing for a Lebanon ceasefire

Trump said a preliminary agreement had been signed to extend the April ceasefire by 60 days and reopen Hormuz. Reuters reported that details remained unclear, nuclear questions were deferred, and both...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described the memorandum as an important step toward stopping the fighting while saying a lasting truce still had to take shape. This public qualification...

Iran said commercial vessels could use the Strait of Hormuz for the remainder of the ceasefire, while a senior Iranian official said ships needed coordination with the IRGC. The United States said its...

As G7 leaders considered the framework, Trump warned that the United States could resume bombing if he disliked the outcome. The threat sat uneasily beside the diplomatic language of ceasefire and...

US and Iranian officials said Trump and Pezeshkian electronically signed a 14-point memorandum extending the April ceasefire by 60 days to negotiate a final truce. Iran said it was in effect. The...

Reuters reported that tankers began moving through Hormuz after the memorandum, while Iranian officials said technical talks required visible US implementation. Continued Israeli attacks in Lebanon...

A planned round of US-Iran talks in Switzerland was postponed amid disputes over implementation and continued regional violence. The delay showed that a signed memorandum did not remove mistrust or...

Reuters reported a US-brokered Lebanon ceasefire, with Qatar and Iran involved in efforts to secure it, taking effect after exchanges of fire. Its separate negotiation and implementation underscored...

Trump announced an extension of the US-Iran ceasefire while waiting for an Iranian proposal and the conclusion of discussions, at Pakistan’s request. The extension was not a peace settlement: the...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described the blockade as “going global” as officials said talks might resume in Pakistan. The strategy shifted coercion from direct strikes toward maritime and...